We will be contrasting the differences between Bridgeline Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN) and Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:PT) as far as institutional ownership, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and valuation are concerned. The two businesses are rivals in the Application Software industry.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bridgeline Digital Inc. | 11.97M | 0.28 | 12.06M | -2.11 | 0.00 |
| Pintec Technology Holdings Limited | N/A | 0.00 | N/A | -0.81 | 0.00 |
Table 1 demonstrates Bridgeline Digital Inc. and Pintec Technology Holdings Limited’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Profitability
Table 2 shows Bridgeline Digital Inc. and Pintec Technology Holdings Limited’s return on equity, net margins and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bridgeline Digital Inc. | -100.75% | -200.3% | -98.7% |
| Pintec Technology Holdings Limited | 0.00% | 0% | 0% |
Liquidity
The Current Ratio of Bridgeline Digital Inc. is 1.7 while its Quick Ratio stands at 1.7. The Current Ratio of rival Pintec Technology Holdings Limited is 1.5 and its Quick Ratio is has 1.5. Bridgeline Digital Inc. is better equipped to clear short and long-term obligations than Pintec Technology Holdings Limited.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Roughly 18.2% of Bridgeline Digital Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors while 0.2% of Pintec Technology Holdings Limited are owned by institutional investors. 7.48% are Bridgeline Digital Inc.’s share owned by insiders. On the other hand, insiders owned about 4.03% of Pintec Technology Holdings Limited’s shares.
Performance
In this table we provide the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.
| Performance (W) | Performance (M) | Performance (Q) | Performance (HY) | Performance (Y) | Performance (YTD) | |
| Bridgeline Digital Inc. | 0% | -12.62% | -34.34% | -74.19% | -87.51% | -0.52% |
| Pintec Technology Holdings Limited | 1.77% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0% | 0% | 5.03% |
For the past year Bridgeline Digital Inc. has -0.52% weaker performance while Pintec Technology Holdings Limited has 5.03% stronger performance.
Summary
Pintec Technology Holdings Limited beats on 6 of the 9 factors Bridgeline Digital Inc.
Bridgeline Digital, Inc. operates as a digital engagement company in the United States. The companyÂ’s iAPPS platform enables companies and developers to create Websites, Web applications, and online stores. It offers iAPPS Experience Manager, a marketing automation engine and content management system; iAPPS Content Manager that enables non-technical users to create, edit, and publish content via a browser-based interface; and iAPPS Commerce, an online B2B and B2C e-commerce solution, which allows users to manage domestic and international commerce initiatives. The company also provides iAPPS Marketier, an online marketing management solution that helps marketers drive to their sites through personalized and targeted marketing automation flows; and iAPPS Analyzer to manage, measure, and optimize Web properties by recording detailed events and mining data for statistical analysis. In addition, it offers iAPPS Social, a social media management solution that empowers customers to set up customized watch lists; and iAPPSds, a Web content management and e-commerce platform to multi-unit organizations and franchises. Further, the company provides digital strategy, Web design and development, usability engineering, information architecture, and search engine optimization services; co-location, application monitoring, emergency response, version control, load balancing, managed firewall security, and virus protection services; and shared, dedicated, and Software as a Service hosting services. It serves vertical markets, such as financial services, franchises/multi-unit organizations, retail brand names, health services and life sciences, technology, credit unions and regional banks, and associations and foundations through its direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Bridgeline Software, Inc. and changed its name to Bridgeline Digital, Inc. in March 2010. Bridgeline Digital, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Pintec Technology Holdings Limited, through with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of an online technology platform that enables financial services in the People’s Republic of China. The company connects business partners and financial partners on its open platform and enables them to provide financial services to end users. Its technology platform include a lending solution for borrowers to originate loans; a lending solution for borrowers who want to finance online purchases; and a wealth management solution for asset management companies and insurance companies to facilitate the sales of products. Pintec Technology Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
